#9C2497#9C2497

#9C2497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.198 H 329.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2497
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(303, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(303, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 3.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 60.66, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 70.52, 329.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1716 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.198 329.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9270, 10.5656, 30.2620)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2497 #249C29

analogous

#65249C #9C2497 #9C245B

triadic

#9C2497 #979C24 #24979C

tetradic

#9C2497 #9C6524 #249C29 #245B9C

square

#9C2497 #9C6524 #249C29 #245B9C

split-complementary

#9C2497 #5B9C24 #249C65

monochromatic

#390D37 #6A1967 #9C2497 #CE2FC7 #DA60D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#9C2497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#9C2497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2497

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2497	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11519A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2355C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.198 329.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6db6',
    500: '#9c2497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2497;
$custom-light: #bd6db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49904,
    "c": 0.19834,
    "h": 329.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2497

secondary

#5CBF61

accent

#E64942

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120811

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2497

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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